Recover contacts and photos on an iPhone through iTunes on your computer. Whenever you sync an iPhone with your computer, the computer creates a backup of all the data you have on your iPhone. Getting data off your computer and back onto your iPhone is a simple process that requires only a few clicks of the mouse.

1. Connect the iPhone to the computer using the USB connection cable. Open iTunes if it doesn't automatically open when you connect the device.

2. Wait for the iPhone to appear in the left sidebar of iTunes. Right-click it and choose "Restore from Backup." Select the latest backup of the iPhone from the drop-down menu that appears, and then click the "Restore" button.

3. Leave the iPhone connected to the computer while iTunes restores the data to the iPhone, after which it restarts the device. Once the iPhone restarts, eject it from iTunes and disconnect it from your computer. Photos and contacts, as well any apps and music you had, are now back on the iPhone.

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